Fly-killer.



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LLOYD WILLETTS KABSCHNER, OF PIKES CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLY-KILLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Application filed August 22, 1913. Serial No. 786,097.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLOYD W. KARscH- man, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pikes Creek, in the count of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, ave invented a new and Improved Fly-Killer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a novel device for killing dies, and is so constructed and arranged as to be employed either as a swatter, or as a trap, means being provided for readily converting the device to adapt it for either use. When arranged as a trap, sticky fly paper is employed in connection wit the device.

The invention will be particularly explained in the specific description following.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings formin a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device arranged as a fly swatter; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the device adjusted as a trap and about to be placed against a ceiling; Fig. 3 is a similar view with the trap placed against the ceiling to confine the flies within the trap, to cause them to be caught by the 11y paper; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the clamping yoke for connecting the body of the device with the handle.

The device includes a box-like body 10, which advantageously is of rectangular form, one side being open and the other side being closed by a reticulated covering 11. The body is secured to a handle 12, which in practice is of a len 'th for the user to locate the body against the ceiling of a room. The body secured to the handle by a novel bail or yoke, which in the referred construction is formed of a sin e length of wire bent at the center to orm a U- shaped shank or tan 13, which is received in a socket 14 in the ront end of the handle, the connection being completed by a pin or rivet 15 passing through the ferrule 16 of the handle, and between the members of the shank. From the shank 13 the arms diverge as at 17, and are formed at their front ends into side clamps 18, the extreme ends 19 of which are inturned to constitute journals which are receivable in bearin s in the body 10. The bearings may be in t 0 form of transverse alined holes 20 in the sides of the body, there being corresponding holes 21 formed in reinforcing plates or wear plates 22 applied to the exterior of the body. The arrangement is such that the body may swing on the journals 21 and relatively to the handle, to assume various angles to the latter. The movement of the body on the journals 21 is limited by the laterally disposed members 23 rearward of the clamps 18, said members merging into the diverging arms 17.

A tie rod 24 serves to detachably hold the clamps 18 in engagement with the body 10. Said tie bar is pivoted at one end as at 25, to one side arm 17, said side arm being bent to form a closed loop or eye 26, on which the end 25 of the tie bar is hinged to have a limited forward and backward movement. The opposite end of the tie rod has an e e 27 slidable on the opposite arm 17, whic presents an incline. The sliding end 27 of the tie rod is adapted to be locked when the clamps are in a closed position, for which purpose that arm 17 on which the end 27 slides, is formed with a shoulder 28 adjacent to a slight depression 29 in the side arm. \rVhen the clamps are in the closed position the tie rod will be disposed as in Fig. 1 and indicated in dotted lines Fig. 1. On the other hand, by swinging the tie rod rearwardly to the position indicated in full lines Fig. 4, the diver ing side arms 17 spring apart, said arms liavmg a spring actlon owing to the U-bend of the shank 13.

For use as a swatter, the handle may be swung toward either end of the body 10, according as the operator finds it convenient. It is to be noted in Figs. 1 to 3, that the pivoting of the body to the handle is nearer one end than the other.

In order to employ the device as a fly trap, I provide means to detachably hold a sheet of sticky fly paper at the inside of the trap, as indicated by the numeral 30 in Figs. 2 and 3. To hold the paper two clamps are mounted on the opposite ends 10 of the body 10. In the resent instance the clamps consist of short engths of wire pivoted to rock in the ends 10, each clamp being generallv of U-form and including a bearing member 31 on the inside of the body and a finger member 32 at the exterior of the body, to manipulate the clamps, the clamp devices being 1ournaled by their U-hcnds which rest in holes 34. in the body. The arllf rangement is such that the ends of the fly paper may be placed against the ends of the body and the clamp rocked to bring the inner clamping members 31 thereof over the turned ends of the paper. It is to be understood that the paper rests on the reticulated covering 11', with the sticky material toward the open side of the body.

\Vith the device arranged as a trap, the open side of the body is tobe placed against the ceiling over any flies thereon within the area of the trap the manner of mani ulating the device being indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. 'llhus the flies confined within the trap, the ceiling closin the ope end thereof, will be caused to ly agains the sticky paper and be held thereon.

It will be-observed that when the device is used as a. swatter the handle is disposed at the open. side ofthe body, while when used as a trap, the handle is disposed at the back of the body behind the reticulated covering 11.

By pivotingthe handle between the center and an endof the body,.the longer end is given an accelerated. movement toward the fly or flies to be trappedor swatted,.thereby minimizing the chance of the fly or flies escaping.

Having thus described my invention, I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a fly killer,,ai box-like body open at one side and having a reticulated covering at the other side, a handle, a. yoke having members to pivotally sustain the body, and means to detachably sustain the yoke and handle either at the front or at the back of is the body.

2. In a fly killer, a body open at one side and having a reticulated covering, a handle, a yoke connected with the handle and having means for engaging the body, and a tie rod pivotally connected to the yoke at one side and slidably engaging the yoke at the opposite side to hold the yoke to the body, or to release the yoke.

3. In a fly killer, a body open at one side and having a. reticulated covering at the opposite side, a handle, means to secure the handle-disposed. either at the front or back of the body, said means comprising a yoke connected with the handle and having resilient side arms, said side arms having pivots on which the body may swing, and a tie rod pivotally connected with one of. the side arms to swing baokwardly and forwardly, the opposite end of the tie rod and the opposite arm having co-acting members to hold. the yoke tothe body.

4:. A fly killer, comprising a handle, a body having a reticulated covering; to constitute a swatter, and means pivotally connecting the handle with the body between one end ofv the body, and the transverse center thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LLOYD WILLET'IB KARSCHN'ER.

Witnesses:-

Gno. S. ALEXANDER, G. B. KLEEMAN.

00p!" of that: patent may be obtained for five cent: each, by-addremng. the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

